Stuart eydmann concertina books

Similar to various accordions and harmonicas, the concertina is a freereed musical instrument with buttons and bellows on both ends. Jan 21, 2004 i can confirm that stuart eydmann is the person to contact re concertinas and scottish music. Follow these instructions to make a concertina book, which is an origamilooking popup book. See more ideas about book art, handmade books and book making. When the pages are spread out you will have a mixture of single and double pages. Jan 21, 2015 heres a photo of one of my books spread out so you can see the cuts and folds. See my tools and materials notes from my fivehole pamphlet stitch tutorial. Otherwise, the absolute beginners concertina is a good beginners tutor if you happen to have a matching concertina. Contributions to the concertina library by stuart eydmann. Eydmann, stuart from the wee melodeon to the big box. The concertina as an emblem of the folk music revival in. The first english concertina was developed by sir charles wheatstone in 1829 while its german counterpart was invented five years later by carl friedrich uhlig in 1834. The concertina as an emblem of the folk music revival in the british isles. I can confirm that stuart eydmann is the person to contact re concertinas and scottish music.

The concertina as an emblem of the folk music revival in the british isles by stuart eydmann the postwar folk and traditional music revival in the british isles was a complex phenomenon which involved more than just the simple rediscovery and promotion of neglected music and song. Patrick, four centuries of scottish psalmody read books, 2008, pp. The two books differ in the way the bellows were cut to make the pages. Originally for concertina and piano unfortunately i lost the original piano part, and half of the concertina part got marooned somewhere in spain. Concertina people has assembled a list of concertina people. The history of scottish fiddle music scottish fiddle music. Step 5 concertina ing hold your paper from one of its ends and fold the sections back and forth to concertina the book.

Wheatstone concertina 235 1 stuart eydmann, the life and times of the concertina. There clearly was a very strong tradition of concertina playing,particularly in central scotland with some very fine. The cover features a green marble paper made in my studio onlaid on a black board. Taking the reader into the secret, hidden world of suburban sadomasochism, winemaker introduces us to a fascinating array of colourful characters, before she breaks the code of. To date, the concertina is used extensively in england, ireland and south africa for classical, polka and tango music. She has also published a tutor for the english concertina volume 1. The english concertina is a member of the concertina family of freereed musical instruments.

Start with middle c on your concertina and work through the 8 notes, or octave, up to c1, or high c. Review of nettl, the study of ethnomusicology in year book of traditional music. Pdf the concertina as an emblem of the folk music revival. Stuart eydmann was born in fife, scotland, and since graduating from the glasgow school of art.

Internal pics of a frontalini hybrid concertina from italy. Ive got an arrangement of the piano part for string orchestra i played this when my school chamber orchestra toured around spain 6 years ago let me know if you really want it. Neuware a concertina is a freereed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. When i was doing my city and guilds course, one day we learnt how to make books. A brief history of the anglo concertina in the united states. The maple leaf rag, the liberty bell march, and more classic selections are presented for musical enjoyment. Scottish dance tune played on english concertina by stuart eydmann, edinburgh, scotland. This paper is the first attempt to get beneath the surface of a flourishing accordion tradition and seeks to provide. It has a bellows and buttons typically on both ends of it. This concertina book features an deckled acid free white heavy paper ideal for drawing, sketching or writing. Scottish air played on english concertina by stuart eydmann, edinburgh, scotland addeddate. But there is a problem when the player wants to play a solo on an anglo concertina 20 button cg. Bert jansch and the british folk and blues revival, bloomsbury, 2006. Each piece is carefully chosen for its playability on the anglochromatic concertina.

The full name of the instrument played in irish traditional music today is the anglogerman concertina. Stuart eydmann, university of edinburgh, edinburgh college of art, department. This month i was invited to lead a workshop for a local community craft group on handmade bookmaking. We are the thoroughbreds, and scottish fiddlers are the wild horses of the prairie. After mastering a fivehole pamphlet stitch and japanese fourhole binding, its time to tackle the final introductory process. Any additional books and boxes i have in stock are listed under the different categories.

Seegers father was charles seeger 18861979, an important folklorist and musicologist. Featuring rab wallace pipes, rhona mackay clarsach, stuart eydmann. The workshop went really well and as several of those attending are keen to make some more i thought id write a howto post to share. The invention and evolution of the wheatstone concertina. It was improved by the germans and further improved, in turn, by the english. She moved through the fair recorded edinburgh, 2018. He gave a fascinating account of his research and played some vintage recordings of scottish concertina players at the mouthies and button boxesweekend held in aberdeen in 2003. Stuart eydmann despite a worldwide resurgence of interest in the accordion family there is little published material in english relating to the long history of use of the instrument in the british isles. English concertina wikimili, the free encyclopedia. If you want to see some other types of this book, do an internet image search for concertina book or accordion book. The concertina as an emblem of the folk music revival in the british islesmore. This is the concertina book for anyone who wants to play classic ragtime, marches, and popular themes, arranged for the 30button anglo concertina. Scottish air played on english concertina by stuart eydmann, edinburgh, scotland. How to make a handmade concertina book thestitchsharer.

Depending on the type of concertina you have, you will either alternate which hands play the notes or work down the rows of keys to play your scale. A memoir in three parts, concertina spans five years of the authors life as she makes the extraordinary transition from culinary expert to professional dominatrix. Yehudi menuhins image of scottish fiddlers as wild horses of the prairie and classical violinists as thoroughbreds is a thinly veiled example of cultural imperialism albeit, unintended that rightly inspires outrage among scotsfiddle enthusiasts but we know what hes. Concertina academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Their cd recordings on greentrax recordings and claddagh records attest to their musical prowess. A repository of texts, media and other material relating to stuart eydmanns research on aspects of the twentiethcentury traditional music revival in scotland. She is also well known in britain, where she has lived for more than 30 years, and was married to the singer and songwriter ewan maccoll until his death in 1989. Over the past few weeks, weve dipped our toes into the world of bookbinding. Although my residency doesnt start until the autumn, i wanted to get the sketchbooks made well in advance, in case of difficulties.

These books are made from a long strip of paper and folded accordion style. This concertina book is great for capturing your dreams and hopes for the new year or recording those. Although these look big on the screen, my version of netscape scales them to fit on the. Open university for his thesis on the concertina in scotland. In those guitar books, they provide the melody, plus the chord written as a letter above the staff. Concertina and piano page 1 cover, page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5, page 6, page 7, page 8, page 9, page 10 and page 11. Sep 04, 2010 this feature is not available right now. Instrument of the victorian middle classes chapter 5. This paper is the first attempt to get beneath the surface of a flourishing accordion tradition and seeks to. The concertina as an emblem of thefolk music revival in the british isles 43 almost total obscurity to. See more ideas about concertina book, handmade books and book art.

Margaret peggy seeger born june 17, 1935 is an american folksinger. Eydmann, stuart the life and times of the concertina. How to make a concertina book new updated 7916 with new photos i made a new book using my printable shibori patterns kit as the photos on the old article were looking a bit small and dark i must have learnt more about taking and editing photos since then. So, a couple of weeks ago, a huge roll of watercolour paper arrived in the post. In 1987 he received a glenfiddich living scotland award for his oral history of the freereed instruments and in 1995 gained a phd from the open university for his thesis on the concertina and its players in scotland. Allan atlas, in his book the wheatstone concertina in victorian england identifies six known. The concertina was invented in 1829 the same year the accordion was patented by the englishman, sir charles wheatstone. This dissertation was examined in late 1994 and approved by the open university examination board in early 1995. Stuart eydmann davy hutchison 18991975, accordionist 107 including. The concertina format is partially restricted so the book stands up without assist, and the pages fan out for an interesting display. Playing chords on the anglo concertina is more difficult than on the guitar, since you need to know the chord pushing in as well as pulling out. A better guide to the anglo concertina for beginners would be hard to imagine. We had to pull a 6ft table up alongside my work bench, just to have somewhere big enough to cope with rolling the paper out so we could work with it.

Since graduating from the glasgow school of art in 1975 he has pursued a career in heritage conservation. It has a cover at either end and six folded pieces of paper in between. Heres the zipped file he sent me i could only open the tif files in some ms applications though. Invented in england in 1829, it was the first instrument of what would become the concertina family. How to make a concertina book with pictures wikihow. It was common for concertina players to play solo for the house dances obviating the need for a band. Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music, which remained vibrant throughout. It is a fully chromatic instrument, having buttons in a rectangular arrangement of four staggered rows. One of her brothers was mike seeger, and the wellknown pete seeger was her halfbrother. But i am very happy to make books and boxes to order based on what is listed here or on any other page of my website.

I have subsequently discovered that mel bays deluxe concertina book, also available on amazon, is based on the tuning of the scarlatti sc20r, so would recommend this for anyone purchasing a similar instrument. A year or so ago i made lots of covers and used some of my painted papers to fold pages for them, but never got round to sticking them together. I constructed this book as a means to display a series of double sided prints that i created on a holiday at woodgate. Featuring rab wallace pipes, rhona mackay clarsach, stuart eydmann concertina, alastair savage fiddle, mark hayward fiddle, peter anderson drums and iain crawford double bass. The concertina as an emblem of the folk music revival in the british isles article pdf available in ethnomusicology forum 41. An artists life for me how to make 35 concertina sketchbooks. This week, well put aside the needle and thread and explore a book constructed without a single stitch.

I dont think any photograph in the history of our nation has been so memorable as that as that of graham. Both concertina books are part of a series of concertina books that started with the real concertina binding made in 2001 to humorously clear up any confusion book artists might have as to whether a book they make should. The concertina was invented in germany and england independently along the same timeline. This tutor starts right at the very beginning with onerow tunes, works through tworow and finally using all three rows of a thirty button instrument. Create the secret garden inside a pocket sized book when your readers open the cover, a magical world of colour will stretch out in front of them. Just give me a ring on 01876 560 338 or visit during my usual opening hours monfri 9. The whistlebinkies this famous traditional music ensemble has thrilled audiences around the world, from china to the usa, with their unique blend of fiddles, smallpipes, harp, flute, concertina, double bass and percussion. A 1903 accordion catalogue an extensive at, both in general and specifically for various countries the birth of the bandoneon, by keith elshaw. They can be plain or very elaborate with fancy papers, popouts and popups and windows. The wheatstone english concertina in victorian england. Concertina book art we enjoyed a sunny afternoon at clr james dalston library in may 2017 for creative book making look see the beautiful designs and illustrations the children made. When pressed, the buttons travel in the same direction as the bellows, unlike accordion buttons which travel perpendicularly to it.